New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-12
TIE BROADWAY ELEYATED R0AD.
LIVELY TINES TO-DAY IN ALBANY.

ALLEGED INSTRUMENTATION COMBINATION
UNDUE INFLUENCE - PRoPERTY-owNERs
WHO WIN BOTH wAYs-THE CITY. SAID TO BE
PROTECTED.
ALBANY, April 1.-THE Senate Railroad Committee mas
set down r. w. tomorrow for the hearing OF property
owners and others interested In the Metropolitan COM
panys project for an elevated cable railroad In Broad
way. Delegations OF property on both SIDES IL
said, will be up here on this occasion.
UNDERGROUND AGAINST ELEVATED.
One interesting phase of this struggle for Broadway Is
the report now circulating here that tho Arcade Railway
peoplc have united forces with Edward Lauterbach III
his scheme revive the old Vandenourgh CHARTER unde
which the Underground Railway Company OF New-Iork
"a IL Is called lays claims to routes up the whole length
OF Broadway. Mr. Lanterbach 1t Is understood mas Do
hind him syndicate which will furnish the put
the Arcade project through Thus the lines seem closely
drawn between the underground and the elevated forces
although the Manhattan Company Is fighting the Metro
poltan tooth and nail.
O. II. POTTER'S POSITION
twas said here to-day by Broadway property-owner
that O. b. Potter whose letter in favor OF certain pat
tern of elevated railroad in Broadway has been published
in THE TRIBUNE is fully of the Arcadevsndcn-
burrh combination and "a the head of the opposition to
underground roads in Broadway his pcsi.'on will be
watched with interest, he his representative Is ex
pected here tomorrow.
Mr. Potter was asked he had heard about the Arcade
vandenburgh combination and he REPLIED "Yes several
days ago and from my inquiries and observations am
convinced that such union OF underground forces has
been formed"
The Arcade people denied this report and Colonel God
dard of the vandenburgh wing said: Mr. Potter wants
an elevated road In Broadway tn connect his Potter build
ings down town and at Eighth-st"
MR. BLISS on INFLUENCE"
Robert Bliss the president Of the Metropolitan Transit
Company asked yesterday about the charges maze
in q morning paper that undue influence was being
brought to bear the Legislature to secure favorable
action IN his companys behalf.
81 have nothing to say all on that POINT" responded
Mr. Bliss CURLY. "You don't expect an enterprise like
ours antagonlzng such railroad interests above
ground and under ground as it docs, TO go forward
without ding dong OF kind coming In from the enemy
In some guse, do your
PRoPRRTY-OwNERs WIN BOTH WAYS.
Mr. Bliss was asked what he thought OF the question OF
injury to Broadway property. "Wc. said he looking
uIJ~ moment from his desk, what would you think OF
man who held oords that he always won Lucky dog,
ehi II an elevated railroad in Broadway benefits
propcrty tho proportyowner reaps the benefit with no
outlay does ne mott II 1t deprecates the value of prop
erty the Court OF Appeals has recently held that light
and air as we'll buildings and terra hrna are property
and he can get all the damages caused by such suct
ure You observed yesterday Edmund C. Drisg' one OF
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Commissioners and a man
lief founded mathematical data, that Broadway prop
erty would be benefited by the elevated railroad Many
another propery-owner either has or Is now
ing to this conclusion"
THE CITY FULLY PROTECTED.
Tho attention OF Mr. Bliss called to the cty's In
terest IN the matter.
The commission TO 70 appointed by the General Term
OF the Supreme Court" said he. 10 determine what we
shall pay the city Is provided for In our charter That
commission the creature OF tie court and Its determine
ton will become valid only when the three justices Of
that court sitting In General Term shall have approved
its action And certainly snch tribunal can be trusted
to see that tho city gets just compensation Some OF
our opponents however talk ~ they would prefer
that tho Board Of Aldermen should decide the matter
which alternative that would result II their views
should be adopted"
EUGENE KELLY FAyoRs IT.
Eugene Kelly the wcll-known banker and q large
property owner In Broadway said Yesterday II was the
original idea OF the Broadway propertyowners In their
opposition TO the underground road that elevated road
would be o good thing. For myself. believe that It
would be far better than an underground road and
should favor the idea"